HierarchicalDataBoundControl.GetData(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Retrieves a HierarchicalDataSourceView object that the data-bound control uses to perform data operations.

protected:
 virtual System::Web::UI::HierarchicalDataSourceView ^ GetData(System::String ^ viewPath);

protected virtual System.Web.UI.HierarchicalDataSourceView GetData (string viewPath);

abstract member GetData : string -> System.Web.UI.HierarchicalDataSourceView
override this.GetData : string -> System.Web.UI.HierarchicalDataSourceView

Protected Overridable Function GetData (viewPath As String) As HierarchicalDataSourceView

Parameters

viewPath

String

The hierarchical path of the view to retrieve.

Returns

HierarchicalDataSourceView

The HierarchicalDataSourceView object that the data-bound control uses to perform data operations.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

A HierarchicalDataSourceView could not be retrieved for the specified viewPath.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how the GetData method is called to retrieve the HierarchicalDataSourceView object from the associated data source control and how the HierarchicalDataSourceView.Select method is called to retrieve the data. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the HierarchicalDataBoundControl class.

protected override void PerformDataBinding() {
    base.PerformDataBinding();

    // Do not attempt to bind data if there is no
    // data source set.
    if (!IsBoundUsingDataSourceID && (DataSource == null)) {
        return;
    }
    
    HierarchicalDataSourceView view = GetData(RootNode.DataPath);
    
    if (view == null) {
        throw new InvalidOperationException
            ("No view returned by data source control.");
    }                                  
    
    IHierarchicalEnumerable enumerable = view.Select();
    if (enumerable != null) {
                    
        Nodes.Clear();
                        
        try {
            RecurseDataBindInternal(RootNode, enumerable, 1);
        }
        finally {
        }
    }
}
private void RecurseDataBindInternal(TreeNode node, 
    IHierarchicalEnumerable enumerable, int depth) {                                    
                
    foreach(object item in enumerable) {
        IHierarchyData data = enumerable.GetHierarchyData(item);

        if (null != data) {
            // Create an object that represents the bound data
            // to the control.
            TreeNode newNode = new TreeNode();
            RootViewNode rvnode = new RootViewNode();
            
            rvnode.Node = newNode;
            rvnode.Depth = depth;

            // The dataItem is not just a string, but potentially
            // an XML node or some other container. 
            // If DataTextField is set, use it to determine which 
            // field to render. Otherwise, use the first field.                    
            if (DataTextField.Length > 0) {
                newNode.Text = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue
                    (data, DataTextField, null);
            }
            else {
                PropertyDescriptorCollection props = 
                    TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(data);

                // Set the "default" value of the node.
                newNode.Text = String.Empty;                        

                // Set the true data-bound value of the TextBox,
                // if possible.
                if (props.Count >= 1) {                        
                    if (null != props[0].GetValue(data)) {
                        newNode.Text = 
                            props[0].GetValue(data).ToString();
                    } 
                }
            }

            Nodes.Add(rvnode);                    
            
            if (data.HasChildren) {
                IHierarchicalEnumerable newEnumerable = 
                    data.GetChildren();
                if (newEnumerable != null) {                            
                    RecurseDataBindInternal(newNode, 
                        newEnumerable, depth+1 );
                }
            }
            
            if ( _maxDepth < depth) _maxDepth = depth;
        }
    }
}

Protected Overrides Sub PerformDataBinding()
    MyBase.PerformDataBinding()

    ' Do not attempt to bind data if there is no
    ' data source set.
    If Not IsBoundUsingDataSourceID AndAlso DataSource Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim view As HierarchicalDataSourceView = GetData(RootNode.DataPath)

    If view Is Nothing Then
        Throw New InvalidOperationException _
        ("No view returned by data source control.")
    End If

    Dim enumerable As IHierarchicalEnumerable = view.Select()
    If Not (enumerable Is Nothing) Then

        Nodes.Clear()

        Try
            RecurseDataBindInternal(RootNode, enumerable, 1)
        Finally
        End Try
    End If

End Sub

Private Sub RecurseDataBindInternal(ByVal node As TreeNode, _
    ByVal enumerable As IHierarchicalEnumerable, _
    ByVal depth As Integer)

    Dim item As Object
    For Each item In enumerable

        Dim data As IHierarchyData = enumerable.GetHierarchyData(item)

        If Not data Is Nothing Then

            ' Create an object that represents the bound data
            ' to the control.
            Dim newNode As New TreeNode()
            Dim rvnode As New RootViewNode()

            rvnode.Node = newNode
            rvnode.Depth = depth

            ' The dataItem is not just a string, but potentially
            ' an XML node or some other container. 
            ' If DataTextField is set, use it to determine which 
            ' field to render. Otherwise, use the first field.                    
            If DataTextField.Length > 0 Then
                newNode.Text = DataBinder.GetPropertyValue _
                (data, DataTextField, Nothing)
            Else
                Dim props As PropertyDescriptorCollection = _
                TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(data)

                ' Set the "default" value of the node.
                newNode.Text = String.Empty

                ' Set the true data-bound value of the TextBox,
                ' if possible.
                If props.Count >= 1 Then
                    If Not props(0).GetValue(data) Is Nothing Then
                        newNode.Text = props(0).GetValue(data).ToString()
                    End If
                End If
            End If

            Nodes.Add(rvnode)

            If data.HasChildren Then
                Dim newEnumerable As IHierarchicalEnumerable = _
                    data.GetChildren()
                If Not (newEnumerable Is Nothing) Then
                    RecurseDataBindInternal(newNode, _
                    newEnumerable, depth + 1)
                End If
            End If

            If MaxDepth < depth Then
                MaxDepth = depth
            End If
        End If
    Next item

End Sub

Remarks

The GetData method retrieves a HierarchicalDataSourceView object from the associated data source control by calling the GetDataSource method.

See also

• DataMember
• GetDataSource()